- HD 1080
- Runtime: 115m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Germany, United Kingdom
- Director: Michael Caton-Jones
- Stars: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Nicola Walker, David Gyasi
- keywords: destruction of a civilization, rape, civil war, hutu, tutsi, rwandan genocide, inhumanity, aggression, coup d'etat, vandalism, kigali, volunteer, professional school, united nations, catholicism, school life
- Production_studio: CrossDay Productions, BBC Film, Egoli Tossell Film, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Invicta Capital, UK Film Council, ZDF, ARTE
- Slogan: What would you risk to make a difference?
- The Shooting Dogs is featured in the top rankings of 2006
- #31 in Top Drama Movies of 2006
Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.